Despite its low cost education, Bridge International Academies has come under fire for the quality of its infrastructure Nabaziza village just off Kyengera town – about 12kms outside Kampala city on the Masaka Highway-in Wakiso district is the home of a Bridge International academy. Reached via a dusty heavily potholed …
Read More »PEAS Schools Outperforming USE Schools – EPRC Study
By Ian Ortega and Elizabeth Birabwa A study conducted by Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) has revealed that PEAS schools are outperforming those under the USE Programme. Promoting Equality in African Schools (PEAS) is a charity that builds and runs low cost-private secondary schools in Uganda and Zambia. According to …
Read More »When schools get bigger
By Agnes E. Nantaba Owners face tough choice on whether to expand at same location or start new campuses School administrators in Uganda; be they private owners or the government, are starting to confront a problem they have avoided for some time; the need for more classrooms. Since the introduction …
Read More »Mentorship programmes will end strikes in Uganda’s schools—Muyingo
By Ronald Musoke Chrysostom Muyingo, the state minister for higher education has said his ministry is in the final stages of working on a policy that will compel schools across the country to have teachers dedicated to mentoring, counselling and giving career guidance to secondary school students. He said having …
Read More »Kampala University’s alleged fake degree could hurt Uganda’s schools
By Independent Team The former chairman of the Kenya –Students Council Uganda Silas Maka Otuke has threatened to mobilize former Kenyan students in Uganda to burn education transcripts attained from Ugandan institutions if relevant authorities fail to handle well a case in which Kampala University is involved. Otuke says KU’s …
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